Ready to 'RoK' Red Flag

Pilots and maintainers from both the Republic of Korea air force and the 8th Fighter Wing paired up and trained during exercise Buddy Wing 14-1 the week of Jan. 14-17, 2014.This Buddy Wing exercise was geared specifically towards training for the upcoming Red Flag exercise in July."We are training

Rescue center lynchpin to saving lives

It was a perfect sunny day the morning of Aug. 8, 2010. As a recreational bush pilot and avid golfer, Don Erbey's agenda called for a quick flight up to Knik Glacier with a handful of friends and then a tee time of 2 p.m. It was going to be a good day.A Navy veteran and current 773d Civil Engineer

JBER 673d CES firefighters conduct annual ice water rescue training

The alarm bell clangs in the fire station: ice water rescue. Firefighters scramble to the truck and are out the door in less than 60 seconds. Conditions permitting, they can reach some of the remote lakes on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in seven to 10 minutes. In water at the freezing point, even

Force management guidance only clicks away

Fiscal Year 2014 Force Management programs have been rolled out, and have raised more than a few questions from the Airmen affected by them.Although the news may seem daunting, the Air Force Personnel Center and Osan's own 51st Force Support Squadron Manpower and Personnel Flight have several

Raising the bar: High-intensity interval training is the hot way to gain, maintain

Inside Hangar 5 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, service members and families will find random names such as 'Karen' or 'Jackie' written on a whiteboard.They may find themselves scratching their heads trying to figure out what the names are and what they represent.Hangar 5 is the home of Arctic

354th LRS Icemen maintain snow broom

Paying it forward

When Gaebriel Diaz left Eagle River for Basic Military Training in San Antonio, Texas, his wife, Samantha, was left with two small children and instructions to obtain her military identification card. New to the military and unable to contact her husband to ask questions, she turned to social media

Evading the Enemy

SERE instructors at Yokota Air Base train dozens of aircrew members each year testing their ability to survive, evade, resist and escape.

Photos: AFE helps 25th FS suit up for CBRN exercise

Wounded Warriors participate in adaptive surf session

For their last full day in Hawaii, several participants and volunteers of the 2014 Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational participated in an adaptive surf session at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 11.Under the instruction and supervision of trained surf professionals, the participants